As the Arctic warms and sea ice disappears, polar bears are being pushed into conditions they have never faced before. Their ...

New research has suggested that polar bears could be rewriting their DNA in order to adapt to warmer climates.

Researchers say the findings, the first documented case of rising temperatures driving genetic change in a mammal, offer a "glimmer of hope" for the Arctic species, which is facing possible extinction ...

Researchers say some populations are activating “jumping genes” to survive rising temperatures. It’s both hopeful and ...

A new study suggests that polar bears are undergoing rapid genetic changes, and scientists believe it's due to the impacts of climate change.

The Arctic Ocean current is at its warmest in the last 125,000 years, and temperatures continue to rise. Due to these warming temperatures more than two-thirds of polar bears are expected to be ...

A genetic analysis of polar bears in southeast Greenland found that genes related to heat-stress, aging, and metabolism are ...

[Boston, MA—February 27, 2024] Research recently published early online in journals of the American Meteorological Society demonstrates changes at the Earth’s poles, including altered ocean-sea ice ...

As climate change diminishes sea ice from coastal communities in the Arctic and the subarctic, researchers expect polar bears to range farther into the towns and camps in that remote part of the world ...

Louise Archer receives funding from Mitacs Canada and Polar Bears International. She is affiliated with University of Toronto Scarborough and Polar Bears International. University of Toronto provides ...

Climate change in Earth’s polar regions is emerging as an under-recognised driver of global health risks, with consequences reaching far beyond the Arctic and Antarctic, researchers argue. A study by ...